Ice cream vs. Pretzel — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ice cream and pretzel

Ice cream has more vitamin B12; however, pretzel has more iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and copper.
Pretzel's daily need coverage for iron is 56% more.
Pretzel is lower in cholesterol.
Pretzel has a higher glycemic index than ice cream.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ice creams, vanilla and Snacks, pretzels, hard, plain, salted.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Ice cream

Pretzel

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+374.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+107.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.1%
Contains more IronIron	+4988.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+578.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+50.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12587.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+144.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Ice cream

Pretzel

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+934.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+4443.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+54.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+833.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3220%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.09mg	4.58mg	56%
Sodium	80mg	1240mg	50%
Manganese	0.008mg	1.015mg	44%
Folate	5µg	166µg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.041mg	0.424mg	32%
Vitamin B3	0.116mg	5.27mg	32%
Starch		72.58g	30%
Saturated fat	6.79g	0.391g	29%
Carbs	23.6g	80.39g	19%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	0µg	16%
Cholesterol	44mg	0mg	15%
Copper	0.023mg	0.156mg	15%
Protein	3.5g	10.04g	13%
Vitamin A	118µg	0µg	13%
Fats	11g	2.93g	12%
Fiber	0.7g	3.4g	11%
Calcium	128mg	27mg	10%
Calories	207kcal	384kcal	9%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	0.332mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.969g	0.727g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.452g	1.291g	6%
Selenium	1.8µg	4.4µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.581mg	0.322mg	5%
Magnesium	14mg	29mg	4%
Zinc	0.69mg	1.04mg	3%
Phosphorus	105mg	128mg	3%
Vitamin C	0.6mg	2.1mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.048mg	0.074mg	2%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	2.8µg	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	0 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	199mg	223mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.47mg	1%
Choline	26mg	29.5mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.7g	2.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	591kcal	382kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	48g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.5	5.2	N/A
Net carbs	22.9g	76.99g	N/A
Sugar	21.22g	2.21g	N/A
Trans fat		0.004g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.045mg	0.097mg	0%
Threonine	0.146mg	0.25mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.195mg	0.407mg	0%
Leucine	0.316mg	0.757mg	0%
Lysine	0.258mg	0.257mg	0%
Methionine	0.081mg	0.177mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.157mg	0.52mg	0%
Valine	0.217mg	0.48mg	0%
Histidine	0.088mg	0.22mg	0%
Fructose		0.31g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.063g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.223g	N/A